ID   4.1.1.106
DE   fatty acid photodecarboxylase.
CA   a long-chain fatty acid + H(+) + hnu = a long-chain alkane + CO2.
CC   -!- This algal enzyme, characterized from the green algae Chlorella
CC       variabilis and Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, is dependent on blue light,
CC       which photooxidizes its FAD cofactor.
CC   -!- The enzyme acts on fatty acids in the range of C12 to C22, with a
CC       higher efficiency for C16 to C17 chains, and forms an alkane product
CC       that is one carbon shorter than the substrate.
CC   -!- The enzyme can also act on unsaturated fatty acids, forming the
CC       respective alkenes, but does not generate a new double bond.
DR   A8JHB7, FAP_CHLRE  ;  A0A248QE08, FAP_CHLVA  ;
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